Re: secure X terminal? (was: 12 box network...)
On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 03:35:28PM -0700, Chris Majewski wrote:
> On an only slightly related note, has anyone some experience with
> secure X terminals? The i686 box on my desk is noisy. I would like to
> replace it with an X terminal, but the X connection must be secure (I
> type various root passwords and stuff into this box). I'm thinking
> about a quiet diskless i486, running X over ssh. Anybody done this?
My kids run lyx through ssh all the time, never heard them complain:)
But then they have a AMD K6 500Mhz, and the server is a AMD K6 300Mhz.
On the other hand, my wife used to play tetris over ssh on a 486
133Mhz, the server again that AMD K6 300Mhz. She didn't mind the
performance degradation as it helped her maintain a good score:)
I myself do it regurly and find things to get a little bumpier.
Even text only apps (mutt) can detoriate, but for that to happen the
server must be overloaded (as when I ssh into my IPS's login-server).
--
groetjes, carel
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